Clinical trials: sponsored by Karolinska Institutet
Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy
Selective Nerve Root Block Versus Sham to Reduce Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation
The SELDISC trial will investigate whether a selective nerve root block can reduce the need for surgery in adults with a herniated disc in the lower back.
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Radiculopathy, Lumbar Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy
- Trial name
- SELDISC (NCT07895589)
- Testing
- Selective Nerve Root Block
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) for Children and Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
This study evaluates an adaptation of Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) for children and adolescents aged 13-17 years with anorexia nervosa or atypical anorexia nervosa receiving outpatient treatment at the…
- Trial name
- SSCM-Youth (NCT07893145)
- Testing
- Specialist Supportive Clinical Management for Children and Adolescents (SSCM-Youth)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Relapsing-remitting
Tai Chi Training for Persons With Multiple Sclerosis.
Tai Chi combines strength and neuromuscular training with diaphragmatic breathing, attention, imagery and relaxation. After an initial learning period, participants can practise independently, potentially supporting self-efficacy…
- Trial name
- NCT07890974
- Testing
- Tai Chi training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Suicide Attempt, Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior
Suicide Preventive Psychosocial Treatment for Youths
Suicide is the leading cause of death amongst 10-18-year-olds in Sweden. Suicide attempts are the strongest predictor of subsequent death by suicide, often lead to inpatient care, and are associated with substantial societal…
- Conditions
- Suicide Attempt, Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior, Suicide Attempted, Suicide, Attempted
- Trial name
- NCT06931639
- Testing
- Safe Alternatives for Teens and Youth (SAFETY), Enhanced Treatment As Usual
- Where
- 5 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Atypical Parkinson Disease
Brain Activity During Complex Walking in People With Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes
Every-day life means being part of a complex environment and performing complex tasks that usually involve a combination of motor and cognitive skills.
- Conditions
- Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Atypical Parkinson Disease, fNIRS, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06906276
- Testing
- Assessment of brain activity with fNIRS and behavioural assessments (motor, motor-cognitive and cognitive) during three complex walking conditions.
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Depression / Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder (Panic Disorder or GAD)
Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of Compassion-Focused Group Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of compassion-focused group therapy (CFT) for adults with depression and/or anxiety who continued to experience symptoms despite previous treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07876453
- Testing
- Compassion-Focused Group Therapy (CFT)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Self-harm Behavior, Eating Disorders
Evaluation of National Highly Specialized Care for Adults With Treatment-Resistant Self-Harm and Eating Disorders: Substudy 1
This study aims to evaluate National Highly Specialized Care (NHV) for adults with severe and treatment-resistant self-harm or eating disorders in Sweden.
- Conditions
- Self-harm Behavior, Eating Disorders, Non-suicidal Self-injury (NSSI)
- Trial name
- NHV_ADULTS (NCT07878897)
- Testing
- National Highly Specialized Care (NHV)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Achalasia
Development of Endoscopic Treatment for Achalasia
Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM); comparison of two surgical techniques division all the esophageal muscle layers versus division the inner circular muscle layer of the esophagus only.
- Trial name
- POEM (NCT04180241)
- Testing
- POEM
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Rectus Diastasis
Abdominal Rectus Diastasis (ARD) Reconstruction
The aim of this study is to investigate whether abdominal wall reconstruction through laparoscopic surgery can be recommended as a safe treatment alternative for patients with symptomatic rectus diastasis, and if this type of…
- Trial name
- ARD (NCT04182412)
- Testing
- ARD
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Paraesophageal Hernia
The Value of Lateral Release in Reconstruction of the Diaphragmatic Hiatus Hernia
Patients scheduled for surgery for primary paraesophageal herniation are randomized to either conventional suturing of the crura or with the addition of lateral release.
- Trial name
- PEH2 (NCT04179578)
- Testing
- Crura plastic
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity (BMI > 35)
Preserving Muscle Mass During Incretin-Induced Weight Loss
Treatment with incretin-based obesity medications leads to clinically meaningful weight loss and reduced cardiometabolic risk. However, the weight lost includes not only adipose tissue but also skeletal muscle, which may impair…
- Trial name
- INCRETraIN (NCT07761923)
- Testing
- Unilateral Resistance Training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Pancreatic Cancer, Biliary Tract Cancer
Blood Flow Restriction Exercise in Patients With Pancreatic, Biliary Tract, and Liver Cancer (PREV-Ex)
In patients with cancer, resistance training appears to be a safe and effective exercise modality to increase both lean muscle mass and strength, as well as attenuates cancer-related fatigue.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Cancer, Biliary Tract Cancer, Liver Cancer
- Trial name
- PREV-Ex (NCT05044065)
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Modified Ketogenic Diet on Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Adults - a Prospective Observational Study of Real-world Data
The purpose of our study is to investigate how dietary treatment with a modified ketogenic diet for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy affects patients' health-related quality of life and seizure frequency.
- Trial name
- Epiketo (NCT07878104)
- Testing
- Modified ketogenic diet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Multiple Sclerosis
Evaluation of a Self-management Programme to Prevent Falls in People With Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of a digital group based self-management fall prevention intervention, "Fewer Falls", in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS).
- Trial name
- Fewer Falls (NCT05789225)
- Testing
- Fall prevention programme, Leaflet
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Anxiety Mild to Moderate, Inhibition (Psychology)
Tiny Heroes Compared to Treatment as Usual to Decrease and Prevent Anxiety Problems in Young Children - a Randomized Controlled Study
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Tiny Heroes, a parent-directed internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program for anxiety problems in children…
- Trial name
- NCT07870213
- Testing
- Parent-directed online cognitive behavioral therapy, Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Medical Abortion
'No-test' Tele-abortion: a Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trial
Brief Summary The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a no-test telemedicine medical abortion model can provide abortion care that is as effective and safe as standard clinic-based medical abortion care among women…
- Trial name
- OPTIMISE (NCT07868991)
- Testing
- no-test medical abortion, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- 10 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 978 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome
ICBT for Children With FAPDs - the Child's Pain Regulation
Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) in children are common (14%) and abdominal pain has increased rapidly in children during the last ten years in Sweden.
- Trial name
- NCT05945251
- Testing
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Wrist Osteoarthritis
Web-based Rehabilitation After Surgical Salvage Procedures for Wrist Osteoarthritis
Wrist osteoarthritis is often caused by past trauma to the wrist. The primary symptom is joint pain. Salvage surgery is the final solution if exercise therapy, analgesics, orthoses, or cortisone injections fail to relieve pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06814821
- Testing
- Web-based rehabilitation, Standard rehabilitation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Hypotension (MeSH: D007022)
Carotid Artery Blood Flow, Blood Pressure, and Cardiac Output During Anesthesia in Children Aged 0-5 Years
Blood pressure is routinely monitored during anesthesia in children, but blood pressure alone may not accurately reflect blood flow to vital organs.
- Trial name
- CARFLOW (NCT07847203)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Stroke, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Mobilisation After Endovascular Stroke Treatment
The goal of this observational study is to learn how the timing of mobilisation after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) affects complications in patients with acute ischaemic stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Acute Ischemic Stroke AIS, Endovascular Thrombectomy
- Trial name
- MAESTRO (NCT07860333)
- Testing
- Mobilisation
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
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